Succeeding Against the Odds: The Autobiography of a Great American Businessman

Like the man himself, this autobiography is brash, inspirational, and truly unforgettable.. One of America’s wealthiest entrepreneurs, John H. Johnson rose from the welfare rolls of the Depression to become the most successful Black businessman in American history; the founder of Ebony, Jet, and EM magazines; and a member of the Forbes 400

Lessons for everyone - Bryon Allen was right about this one A book that all should read. Really enjoyed reading this book from cover to cover. Mr. John Johnson accomplished so much during a time when it was impossible for certain demographic of people to make a decent living. Lessons throughout this book. Heard about this book from Byron Allen and he was right about this book.. Excellent Book Charmina I give this book out as gifts to teenagers all the time. I teach Junior Achievement classes in middle and high school. I often give the book out as a gift. Sometimes the student does not read it but someone in their home did. I love to hear their thoughts about this book. It is an amazing story about an amazing man.In general I really love to read autobiographies and biographies. I learn a lot from taking time to hea. "Insights well worth internalizing" according to Dextra L. Suggs. After reading Earl G. Graves's biting autobiography, I fully expected John H. Johnson's manuscript for success to be riddled with distain. I was pleasantly surprised however to find that Johnson; through such works as, Think and Grow Rich, by Napoleon Hill, and How to Win Friends, by Dale Carnegie, made a fortune turning social negatives into profitable and professional positives. Having met eight U. S. Presidents al

From Publishers Weekly Black multimillionaire Johnson, assisted by Bennett, executive editor of Ebony magazine, recounts with simplicity, zest and humorous anecdotes how, as a 24-year-old from a small Mississippi River town, he parlayed a $500 loan into a publishing, cosmetics and insurance empire. Copyright 1989 Reed Business Information, Inc. And despite his successes, he contends, without bitterness, that his millions could have been billions were it not for the "live wire of race." Photos not seen by PW. Credited by some with "inventing" the black consumer market, Johnson is proudest of his role in reporting and abetting the crusade of Martin Luther King Jr. Negro Digest , the first magazine he founded, was followed by Ebony (the first national